Leads a UI development team, mentors engineers, and establishes front-end and back-end best practices. Develops React-based micro-frontends, integrates APIs and third-party services, guides AI-assisted coding with GitHub Copilot, and collaborates with designers and stakeholders. Responsibilities include code reviews, unit testing, performance optimization, troubleshooting, responsive interface development, server-side services, database integration, and maintaining scalable applications.
Requisition Number: 2396609
Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and resources they need to feel their best. Here, you will find a culture guided by inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health optimization on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.
Primary Responsibilities:
Required Qualifications:
Preferred Qualifications:
At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone - of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income - deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes - an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.
Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and resources they need to feel their best. Here, you will find a culture guided by inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health optimization on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Lead the UI development team, provide mentorship, and drive best practices in React JS front-end and back-end technologies
- Understand how AI-generated data flows through React components
- Write clear, concise comments to guide Copilot in generating relevant code
- Work closely with UI/UX designers to translate design specifications into functional features
- Integrate third-party services and APIs as required
- Collaborate with other developers and stakeholders to ensure the application meets business requirements and user needs
- Conduct code reviews and write unit tests to ensure code quality and functionality
- Optimize application performance and resolve any bugs or issues
- Stay up to date with industry trends and technologies to incorporate best practices
- Innovation: Stay up to date with the latest industry trends and technologies and introduce new tools and techniques to the team
- Comply with all applicable Company policies, procedures, and business directives, changes including those relating to work location, team assignments, work schedules, and flexible work arrangements
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field
- 8+ years of professional front-end/ui development experience
- Technical Skills:
- Experience with micro-frontend architecture and its integration with microservices
- Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git)
Github Copilot - Prompt Engineering and able to connect to AI APIs e.g. Open AI via REST - Ability to write the unit test case using AI powered tools and troubleshoot the code issue with Copilot help
- Ability to design and implement user interfaces using modern web technologies (e.g., HTML, CSS, JavaScript)
- Ability to develop responsive and visually appealing components using frameworks like React, Angular, Next Js or Vue.js
- Micro-Frontend Architecture: Design and implement micro-frontend solutions that integrate with microservices
- Ability to ensure cross-browser compatibility and optimize applications for performance and scalability
- Ability to design, develop, and maintain server-side applications and services
- Ability to work with databases (SQL or NoSQL) to manage and query data efficiently
- Ability to implement RESTful APIs or GraphQL endpoints to connect front-end components with back-end services
- Familiarity with Agile development methodologies
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud)
- Knowledge of containerization and orchestration tools (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes)
- Familiarity with DevOps practices and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines
- Collaboration: Solid interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively across different teams and stakeholders
- Problem-Solving: Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with a keen attention to detail
At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone - of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income - deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes - an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.
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